Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction 1
5. Part One / Theoretical frameworks
6. The Religion of Globalization 7
7. The Sociohistorical Meaning of Liberation Theology (Reflections about Its Origin and World Context) 33
8. Society’s Religion: The Rise of Social Theory, Globalization, and the Invention of Religion 46
9. The Global Rise of Religious Nationalism 66
10. Who Is an Indian? Religion, Globalization, and Chiapas 84
11. Part Two / Case studies
12. The African Transformation of Christianity: Comparative Reflections on Ethnicity and Religious Mobilization in Africa 105
13. Macroeconomy, Apartheid, & Rituals of Healing in an African Indigenous Church 135
14. (In)Corporating Threshold Art: Kolam Competitions, Patronage, and Colgate 161
15. Visa Trouble: Cambodian American Christians and Their Defense of Multiple Citizenships 187
16. Televangelism: Local and Global Dimensions 203
17. Dancing to a Different Beat: Emerging Spiritualities in the Network Society 226
18. Index 243
19. Contributors 257